Astros owner Jim Crane is willing to increase payroll if general manager Jeff Luhnow finds a deal to help the club at the non-waiver trade deadline. “If we get a deal we’d like, we’d certainly like to …

The heavy lifting of the Astros’ offseason is most likely over. General manager Jeff Luhnow said Tuesday at Jed Lowrie’s introductory press conference that there is still room in the budget to add to …

The Astros could increase payroll by another $20 million this winter, roughly parallel to the team’s jump from 2013 to 2014, owner Jim Crane said Monday. “I think somewhere around that,” Crane said at …

RICHMOND – After watching the 2013 Astros set a franchise record with 111 losses, Astros owner Jim Crane is adamant that his club will start picking it up in 2014. Moreover, he promises to open up the …

Scott Boras picked up where Peter Gammons and other national baseball writers left off. The super-agent for MLB stars such as Prince Fielder, Robinson Cano and Michael Bourn told USA Today the Astros …